Question about how to announce packages

Neil Horman nhorman at redhat.com
Fri Aug 6 15:07:51 UTC 2004


Silke Reimer wrote:
> Hallo list again,
> 
> I just did my self-introduction and immediately I have my first
> questions:
> 
> 1. 
> If I want to announce and provide the packages which I produced, is
> it necessary to set up a special directory tree on my server
> (something like fedora/2/i386/RPMS.unstable etc.) where the packages
> are made available for download?
> 
> 2.
> I am not sure about the right Fedora tree for my packages. Most of
> them are stable in my opinion and could placed in testing but since
> these are my first Fedora packages I am thinking about to place them
> in unstable for the start. What do you think?
> 
> 3. 
> I don't know which official group I should use. For the libraries
> this is rather easy. But I don't what to do with GIS software
> (perhaps Applications/Productivity). It is even more difficult with
> geodata.  They don't seem to fit to any group of RH (s.
> http://www.fedora.us/wiki/RPMGroups). Any idea?
> 
> Ciao,
> 
> 	Silke
> 
> 
> 
Check out the QA and Submission policy link at www.fedora.us:
http://www.fedora.us/wiki/PackageSubmissionQAPolicy

HTH
Neil

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